SOFTBALL: Oakland's Erika Polidori to play for Team Canada

OTTAWA -- Oakland softball rising senior Erika Polidori was selected to play for the Canadian Senior Women's National Team this summer, announced by Softball Canada last week. She will play in two events and is one of only 17 players named to represent her country.

Polidori, a native of Brantford, Ontario, Canada, just completed her junior year at OU where she led the team in batting average (.306), hits (30), runs (16), RBIs (12), on-base percentage (.387) and slugging percentage (.459). She was an Academic All-Summit League selection and a CollegeSportsMadness.com Summit League second team honoree for the 2013 season. Polidori ranks second in school history in batting average and slugging percentage and is a two-time All-Summit League selection.

The Canadian Senior Women's National Team will compete at the U.S. World Cup of Softball VIII from July 11-14 in Oklahoma City, Okla. and the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship from July 16-22 in Surrey, B.C. Following these events, the coaching staff will select a final roster to represent Canada at the VIII Women's Pan American Championship, scheduled for August 10-18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.